IN PREPARATION
INVITED PAPER
Chow, F.K. and B. Zhou, “Atmospheric turbulence modeling and implications for wind energy”, Invited Paper, 8th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modeling and Measurements, June 9-11, 2010, Marseille, France.
TECHNICAL REPORT
Chow, F. K., Dvorak, M. J., and B. Zhou, “Smart wind turbines: a new system for improved energy yield”, technical report, California Energy Commission, Nov 2012.
INVITED TALK
University of California, Berkeley, Environmental engineering seminar, “Numerical Modeling of the Nighttime Atmospheric Boundary Layer", Nov 2012.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2013
California Institute of Technology, Division of geological and planetary sciences, 2013
ORAL PRESENTATION
Dvorak, M. J., D. J. Wiersema, B. Zhou, F. K. Chow, “Detection of nocturnal coherent turbulence in the US Great Plains and effects on wind turbine fatigue”, AGU fall meeting, Dec 3-7, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
Zhou, B and F. K. Chow, “Nighttime Shear-Instability Waves and Transient Warming in a Steep Valley”, 65th Annual Meeting of the APS/DFD, Nov 18-20, San Diego, CA.
Zhou, B and F.K. Chow, “Nighttime cold-air intrusion and transient warming in a steep valley: a nested large-eddy simulation study”, 15th AMS Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Aug 20-24, 2012, Steamboat Springs, CO.
Zhou, B and F.K. Chow, “Large-eddy simulations of the nighttime boundary layer during CASES-99”, Wave-Turbulence Interactions in Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layers Workshop, July 23-27, 2012, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO.
Zhou, B and F.K. Chow, “Large-eddy simulation of the nighttime boundary layer during CASES-99”, 20th AMS Symposium on Boundary Layer Turbulence, July 8-13, 2012, Boston, MA.
POSTER PRESENTATION
Zhou, B and F. K. Chow, “Gas plume modeling of landfill emissions – a real-life engineering application of large-eddy simulation”, AGU fall meeting, Dec 3-7, 2012, San Francisco, CA.
Zhou, B and C, Zheng, “Optimization of commercial rooftop PV systems in the continental United States using angle-and-wavelength-resolved solar irradiance data”, 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference, June 3-8, 2012, Austin, TX.
Zhou, B and F.K. Chow, “Large-eddy simulation of the nighttime boundary layer over the US Great Plains for wind energy applications”, AGU fall meeting, Dec 5-9, 2011, San Francisco, CA.
Zhou, B and F.K. Chow, “Assessment of explicit filtering and reconstruction turbulence models for large-eddy simulation over complex terrain”, 14th AMS Conference on Mountain Meteorology, Aug 30 – Sept 3, 2010, Lake Tahoe Vicinity, CA.
Zhou, B and F.K. Chow, “Large-eddy Simulation of the stable boundary layer with a focus on low-level jet and boundary layer depth”, 19th AMS Symposium on Boundary Layers and Turbulence, Aug 2-6, 2010, Keystone, CO.
Zhou, B and F.K. Chow, “Large-eddy simulation of flow over the Great Plains under stable atmospheric conditions”, AGU fall meeting, Dec 5-9, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
Zhou, B and F.K. Chow, “Large-eddy simulation associated with the low level jet under moderate to strong stable conditions”, AGU fall meeting, Dec 5-9, 2009, San Francisco, CA.